Charles Hackman Kwamena Essel

Lecturer · Centre for Entre and Small ENT. Dev.(cesed)

Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises Development (CESED)

In their own words

Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Strategic Management
Enterprise Development

Publications: 122013–2026
Citations: 67to those papers
h-index: 5i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 5.431.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 57%4 of 7 scored papers
Open access: 0%0 of the 7 whose access is recorded

In 2016–2025: 8 publications, 62 citations to them, h-index 5.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Economics and Econometrics217%
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences217%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance217%
Sociology and Political Science217%
Accounting18%
Building and Construction18%
Demography18%
Development18%
Food Science18%
General Health Professions18%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Agricultural Innovations and Practices1
Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development1
Culinary Culture and Tourism1
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research1
Economic and Technological Innovation1
Economic Growth and Development1
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA1
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences1
Family Business Performance and Succession1
Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis1
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations1
Global trade and economics1

Who they write with

27 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same university
Same country
No African institution

Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

Where their co-authors are

86% of their 7 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1223455Home

Most frequent partner countries

China6
United States1
Singapore1
United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Chengdu University of TechnologyCN2 papers
Sichuan Agricultural UniversityCN2 papers
Koforidua Technical UniversityGH2 papers
Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyCN1 paper
National University of SingaporeSG1 paper
Royal Holloway University of LondonGB1 paper
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleUS1 paper
University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaCN1 paper
University of LondonGB1 paper
Changsha University of Science and TechnologyCN1 paper

Where they publish

Journal of Business Economics and Management2
Sustainable Development2
African Development Review1
CAPA Scientific Journal1
ICIE 2018 6th International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship: ICIE 20181
Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship1

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

2Zero hunger2
1No poverty1
8Decent work and economic growth1
16Peace, justice and strong institutions1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

Unemployment blues: analysis of the dual mediating effects of knowledge and perception on entrepreneurial intentions in the environment
Charles Hackman Kwamena Essel
Sage Open
202029 citations
Situating Africa in the exports patterns of China's Belt and Road Initiative: A network analysis
Charles Hackman Kwamena Essel
African Development Review17
202111 citationsWorld top 10%
The impact of credit constraint on artisanal fishers’ technical efficiency: Stochastic frontier and instrumental variable approach

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Education

PhD Management Science & Engineering(Entrepreneurship & Innovation), Economics and Management ScienceUniversity of Electronic Science and Technology of China - Qingshuihe Campus2014–2020